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Imipenem

亞胺培南

Mechanism of action:

Imipenem 是一種 β-內醯胺類抗生素(β-lactam antibiotic),屬於碳青黴烯類(carbapenem)。Imipenem 的 β-內醯胺(β-lactam)環可與細菌的青黴素結合蛋白(penicillin-binding proteins,PBPs)結合,抑制其轉肽酶(transpeptidase)活性,使肽聚醣(peptidoglycan)鏈無法交聯,最後細胞壁結構脆弱,因滲透壓而讓細菌破裂死亡。

​Reference(s):

1. Kattan JN et al. (2008). New developments in carbapenems. Clin Microbiol Infect. 


2. Pastel DA et al. (1986). Imipenem-cilastatin sodium, a broad-spectrum carbapenem antibiotic combination. Clin Pharm. 


3. Buckley MM et al. (1992). Imipenem/cilastatin: a reappraisal of its antibacterial activity, pharmacokinetic properties and therapeutic efficacy. Drugs.

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